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TIL that in 1932, Fritz Gerlich, a German journalist, made fun of Hitler’s bigotry by publishing a satire article “proving” that Hitler was Mongolian. Later, Gerlich was taken to Dachau and murdered. ( en.wikipedia.org )

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cvbnwy/til_that_in_1932_fritz_gerlich_a_german/...

TIL that part of Batman's iconic look is partly inspired by the villain from the film The Bat Whispers (1930) According to Bob Kane on of the creators of Batman ( en.wikipedia.org )

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cvrbmm/til_that_part_of_batmans_iconic_look_is_partly/...

Kamikiri (haircutting) ( en.wikipedia.org )

TIL one of the oldest TV shows was simply called "Sea Stories" on the BBC, featuring Royal Navy Commander A.B. Campbell describing the personalities and places he had seen. No known footage exists. ( en.wikipedia.org )

aired from 1936-1937. if anyone has a copy pls lemme know

Like The Animatrix? Have you watched Robot Carnival? ( en.wikipedia.org )

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/32164428 in !likethismaylike...

TIL Tony Hawk’s son is married to Kurt Cobain’s daughter ( en.wikipedia.org )

Author: /u/amuday...

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary ( en.wikipedia.org )

Oceanic pole of inaccessibility ( en.wikipedia.org )

Body in the cylinder ( en.wikipedia.org )

Breast-shaped hill ( en.wikipedia.org )

Hotwheels sisyphus (spider) ( en.wikipedia.org )

Bodega cat ( en.wikipedia.org )

Tasaday - 1971 discovery by the Associated Press of a Stone Age clan in the Philippines that was later revealed to be a hoax perpetrated by the Marcos regime ( en.wikipedia.org )

Caisson lock ( en.wikipedia.org )

Glacial erratic ( en.wikipedia.org )

Blue field entoptic phenomenon ( en.wikipedia.org )

GIF

Country rock (geology) ( en.wikipedia.org )

TIL That the symbol ^ is called a "caret" not a "carrot", from the Latin meaning "it lacks" ( en.wikipedia.org )

Author: /u/Sir_Sir_ExcuseMe_Sir...

Like The Animatrix? Have you watched Robot Carnival? ( en.wikipedia.org )

As you can find in the link, Robot Carnival is an older animated anthology movie from 1987 with a similar scifi focus. It's by no means the same beyond that though, but still a good watch if you're a fan of scifi animation....

TIL that the Iraqi transport minister caused controversy during an inauguration of an airport by claiming that the world's first airport was built 7,000 years ago in Iraq by ancient Sumerians ( en.wikipedia.org )

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1csnppp/til_that_the_iraqi_transport_minister_caused/...

Quine (computing) ( en.wikipedia.org )

Byron Looper - Obsessed with his political career, he legally changed his middle name to "(Low Tax)" and murdered his election opponent ( en.wikipedia.org )

Rockwood & Company shipping department fire ( en.wikipedia.org )

Buridan's ass ( en.wikipedia.org )

Ramsar site ( en.wikipedia.org )